Our First Week

Our first week in Italy was great (Joe’s second). Francesca and I got used to the 6 hour time difference, learned our way around town, and enjoyed Joe’s wonderful left overs. Aside from the park, we have come to enjoy two of the Piazzas in town—Piazza Federico and Piazza del la Republica. Pza. Federico has an interesting fountain with lions, sea serpents in and Egyptian oblisk. Francesca and I seem to go every day and enjoy the ambiance of the piazza, plus Francesca thinks pigeons are pretty cool. I keep thinking it is good that they aren’t like the ones in front of St. Peter’s in Rome or else she’d be covered in pigeon droppings. The Pza. Republica is the main piazza in town. In the afternoons people of all ages come and enjoy the time sitting on benches or sipping an espresso in one of the cafés on the square. On Friday evening Francesca made friends with a cute little Italian girl. She was enamored with Francesca and they held hands and “paraded” around the square for almost an hour. An elderly couple shared a bench with me and in my limited Italian the woman told me how pretty Francesca is and that she liked her long hair. She was very surprised at Francesca’s age, but I told her “marito mio e molto alto”—roughly my husband is very tall. When Joe arrived, she agreed. When she and her husband left, she grabbed Joe’s arm in order to be able to look all the way up to see him-hahaha.
Saturday we went to Senagallia. It is a beach resort that is also one of the most environmentally friendly beaches in Europe. It was a breezy, mostly sunny day and we greatly enjoyed ourselves. We even wandered into the old part of town for lunch and there was an interesting fortress. When I get those pictures from Joe, I’ll upload them.